Rachael Wiseman
Reader in Philosophy at the University of Liverpool
2 episodes
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Philippa Foot
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most notable philosophers of the 20th century, who explored why it mattered to be moral and why humans needed virtues to flourish.
16 May 2024
Also featuring: Anil Gomes, Sophie Grace Chappell
PhilosophyUniversity of California, Los Angeles facultyEnglish atheistsFellows of the British AcademyVirtue ethicists20th-century English philosophersAlumni of Somerville College, OxfordAnalytic philosophersPhilosophy writersAristotelian philosophersFellows of Somerville College, OxfordEnglish women philosophersBritish atheistsAtheist philosophersPhilosophers of loveMoral realistsWittgensteinian philosophersElizabeth Anscombe
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential thinker who rejuvenated moral philosophy in the postwar period.
22 June 2023
Also featuring: Constantine Sandis, Roger Teichmann
PhilosophyCambridge University Moral Sciences ClubBritish philosophers of languageAction theoristsRoman Catholic writersFellows of Somerville College, OxfordAlumni of Newnham College, CambridgeWittgensteinian philosophersPresidents of the Aristotelian SocietyAnalytic philosophersDeaths from kidney failure in the United KingdomVirtue ethicistsChristian ethicistsFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesCatholic philosophersConverts to Roman CatholicismBritish women philosophersBritish philosophers of mindBertrand Russell Professors of Philosophy20th-century British philosophersFellows of the British Academy